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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>If\, however\, they have shown that they are not the kind o
 f persons who deserve to be dismissed\, let them\, on their request\, be r
 eceived as a member of the community. They should even be urged to stay\, 
 so that others may learn from their example\, because wherever we may be\,
  we are in the service of the same God. Further\, the prioress or abbot ma
 y set such a person in a somewhat higher place in the community\, if they 
 see that they deserve it. The prioress or abbot has the power to set any o
 ne of them above the place that corresponds to the date of their entry\, i
 f they see that their life warrants it.\n\nThe prioress and abbot must\, h
 owever\, take care never to receive into the community anyone from another
  known monastery\, unless the prioress or abbot of that community consents
  and sends a letter or recommendation\, since it is written:'Never do to a
 nother what you do not want done to yourself (Tb 4:16).'</i>\n\nElie Weise
 l writes that: 'What God gave Adam was not forgiveness from sin\; what God
  gave Adam was the chance to begin again.' Life is made up of a series of 
 opportunities to begin again. Benedictine spirituality builds that possibi
 lity and that obligation right into the rule. Even monastics may move from
  monastery to monastery in their search for God. No one\, in other words\,
  has a call simply to a particular place\, as good as it may be. The call 
 of God is to the Will of God. Consequently\, though every institution medi
 ates the call of God for us\, every vocation transcends any particular ins
 titution. The question is always: is this group\, this place calling out t
 he best in me? Is this where I fit? Is this the place where I can most bec
 ome what God created me to be? Is this the path on which I see the footste
 ps of God most clearly in front of me?\n\nIt is not a matter of one place 
 being better than another. It is a matter of finding our way through life 
 with an eye for turns in the road. It is a matter of always taking the rig
 ht turn when settling for less would be so much easier. It is a matter of 
 seeing change as a creative possibility in life.
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DESCRIPTION:<i>If\, however\, they have shown that they are not the kind of
  persons who deserve to be dismissed\, let them\, on their request\, be re
 ceived as a member of the community. They should even be urged to stay\, s
 o that others may learn from their example\, because wherever we may be\, 
 we are in the service of the same God. Further\, the prioress or abbot may
  set such a person in a somewhat higher place in the community\, if they s
 ee that they deserve it. The prioress or abbot has the power to set any on
 e of them above the place that corresponds to the date of their entry\, if
  they see that their life warrants it.\n\nThe prioress and abbot must\, ho
 wever\, take care never to receive into the community anyone from another 
 known monastery\, unless the prioress or abbot of that community consents 
 and sends a letter or recommendation\, since it is written:'Never do to an
 other what you do not want done to yourself (Tb 4:16).'</i>\n\nElie Weisel
  writes that: 'What God gave Adam was not forgiveness from sin\; what God 
 gave Adam was the chance to begin again.' Life is made up of a series of o
 pportunities to begin again. Benedictine spirituality builds that possibil
 ity and that obligation right into the rule. Even monastics may move from 
 monastery to monastery in their search for God. No one\, in other words\, 
 has a call simply to a particular place\, as good as it may be. The call o
 f God is to the Will of God. Consequently\, though every institution media
 tes the call of God for us\, every vocation transcends any particular inst
 itution. The question is always: is this group\, this place calling out th
 e best in me? Is this where I fit? Is this the place where I can most beco
 me what God created me to be? Is this the path on which I see the footstep
 s of God most clearly in front of me?\n\nIt is not a matter of one place b
 eing better than another. It is a matter of finding our way through life w
 ith an eye for turns in the road. It is a matter of always taking the righ
 t turn when settling for less would be so much easier. It is a matter of s
 eeing change as a creative possibility in life.
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SUMMARY:The Reception of Visiting Monastics
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